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Fossil Butte / Green River commercial fee quarries (Kemmerer)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Knightia and Diplomystus fish, Priscacara, plants in Green River Fm laminated limestone.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Eocene

Classic fee-dig fish. Keeper-quality Knightia common; rare specimens may be quarry-retained.

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